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Saturday, 18 July 2015

Forty years on from the unveiling of
Ferrari's first ever mid-rear-engined V8 berlinetta, the 308 GTB, the Prancing
Horse opens a new chapter in its 8-cylinder history.

The 488 GTB name marks a return to the classic Ferrari model designation withthe 488 in its moniker
indicating the engine's unitary displacement, while the GTB stands for
Gran Turismo Berlinetta. The new car not only delivers unparalleled
performance, it also makes that extreme power exploitable and controllable to
an unprecedented level even by less expert drivers.

This 3902 cc power unitis the Prancing Horse’s most high performance engine ever with
zero turbo lag and a unique, seductive soundtrack.It delivers 670 cv at 8,000
rpmwith a specific
power output of 172 cv/l, a new record for a road-going Ferrari,maximum
torque of 760 Nmin
seventh gear and athrottle
response time of just 0.8 seconds at 2000 rpmin third gear. Consequently, the 488
GTB sprints from0-100
km/h in 3 secondsflat
andfrom 0-200 km/h in
just 8.3.

These tremendous performance figures
are the result of a focus on achieving maximum efficiency across the